Esthetic rehabilitation of mutilated maxillary anterior alveolar segment by combining orthodontic osseous distraction and implant-supported crowns: A clinical report.

Bony defects in the esthetic zone, especially in the maxillary anterior region, increase the complexity of surgical and prosthetic procedures. Moving teeth with preprosthetic osseous distraction techniques can be an alternative nonsurgical option to traditional regenerative or reparative surgical therapies to increase bone volume. Healthy peri-implant bone, periodontium, and adjacent teeth provide a favorable environment for implant restorations.

Fixed screw-retained interim restorations with immediate implant placement in esthetic zone: A case series with six different techniques.

Postextraction immediate implant placement in the esthetic zone is a common treatment modality. Immediate fixed interim restoration following immediate implant placement may provide excellent esthetic results to the patients and boost the clinicians' confidence. This paper demonstrates a series of six different techniques used to fabricate the customized screw-retained interim restorations following immediate implant placement with partial extraction therapy in the maxillary anterior esthetic zone.

The socket shield technique with proximal extensions for single-rooted teeth.

The conventional socket shield (SS) design extends from the mesiolabial to the distolabial line angle. C-shaped SS, L-shaped SS, and proximal SS designs have proximal extensions that help to maintain the hard and soft tissue in the interproximal areas. This is beneficial for implant sites adjacent to an existing implant or an edentulous space.

Pink esthetic and radiological scores around immediate implants placed in the esthetic zone - Socket-Shield Technique versus Immediate Conventional Technique: A Pilot Study.

Objective: It is irrefutable that the extraction of teeth inextricably results in definitive changes in the surrounding hard and soft tissues. Recently, Socket-Shield Technique (SST) has been used to keep the buccal two-third of the root intact in the socket. This buccal shield further preserves the periodontium-bundle bone complex and hence preserves the buccal hard and soft tissue.

Management of unfavorable implant positions and angulations in edentulous maxillae with different complete-arch fixed prosthetic designs: A case series and clinical guidelines.

Implant-supported fixed prostheses in the edentulous maxilla can be difficult because of anatomic limitations and high esthetic demand. The choice between cement and screw retention depends on factors such as esthetics, occlusion, retrievability, and passivity. The choice is also often governed by the ability to manage technical or biologic complications.

"ABCD" Implant Classification: A Comprehensive Philosophy for Treatment Planning in Completely Edentulous Arches.

A thorough and precise treatment plan that considers various factors such as age, availability of bone, interarch space for prosthesis design, smile line, lip support, patient desires, and economics is a necessity before implant surgery. Many previous classification systems for treatment planning in edentulous situations tend to focus on only a certain parameter such as esthetics, or available bone volume, or are specifically designed for the maxilla or mandible. The authors have proposed a simplified and universal ABCD classification that uses the 4 vital parameters of age, bone volume, cosmetic display, and degree of resorption to create an algorithm that satisfies the treatment needs of every patient.

Fast-Tracking the Implant Prosthodontic Workflow for Full-Arch Restorations: Case Series.

The conventional approach for fabrication of a definitive prosthesis for full-arch implant cases requires multiple visits. This article presents a case series highlighting the efficacy of a novel time-saving technique for full-arch implant prosthodontics. The technique is indicated for cases in which an immediate fixed provisional restoration has been delivered on the day of implant placement or within 72 hours of implant placement or for cases where the clinician has made an esthetically and functionally acceptable provisional restoration before starting the prosthetic phase for the definitive restoration.

Shield the socket: Procedure, case report and classification.

The extraction of a tooth leads to a cascade of events which results in resorption of the alveolar bone around the socket. The buccal bone loss that occurs postextraction leads to vertical and horizontal bone loss. It requires complex hard and soft-tissue reconstruction to achieve esthetically pleasing results in such cases.

Management of Fenestration Defects During Flapless Immediate Implant Placement in the Esthetic Zone.

The success of flapless immediate implant placement is dependent on the bony architecture on the buccal aspect of the socket. The presence of a fenestration defect in the buccal cortical plate may jeopardize the esthetic outcome, especially if the clinician does not undertake adequate soft and hard tissue augmentation procedures. This article describes the use of an esthetic buccal flap design to deal with fenestration defects created during anterior implant placement immediately after extraction.

A clinical and radiographic case series of implants placed with the simplified minimally invasive antral membrane elevation technique in the posterior maxilla.

The aim of the present case series was to evaluate a simplified minimally invasive transalveolar sinus elevation technique utilizing calcium phosphosilicate (CPS) putty for hydraulic sinus membrane elevation. The simplified minimally invasive antral membrane elevation technique is based on the application of hydraulic pressure via a viscous bone graft that acts as an incompressible fluid. In this retrospective study, 21 patients (mean age: 48.

Implants placed simultaneously with lateral window sinus augmentation using a putty alloplastic bone substitute for increased primary implant stability: a retrospective study.

Introduction: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the primary stability of implants placed in significantly pneumatized maxillary sinuses with minimum residual bone height.

Materials And Methods: Seventeen patients who had been treated with simultaneous implant placement in sites with <5 mm of vertical bone height using a modified direct sinus lift technique were included. Implants placed in adjacent sites with at least 5 mm of bone height were included as quasi-controls.

Clinical results of implant placement in resorbed ridges using simultaneous guided bone regeneration: a multicenter case series.

Objectives: The purpose of this case series was to evaluate the new bone formation following guided bone regeneration (GBR) with a calcium phosphosilicate (CPS), alloplastic bone putty at peri-implant dehiscence defects and to assess survival rate of implants placed in the augmented sites after 12 months of function.

Materials And Methods: Implants were placed in patients exhibiting Seibert class I ridge defects resulting in peri-implant dehiscence defects. The defects were treated following GBR principles with the use of a CPS alloplastic bone graft putty in combination either with a collagen membrane or a titanium mesh.